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  Finale: A heartstopping array of colours zigzag through the night sky above the Olympic Park as fireworks conclude the London 2012 Olympic Games
                                      Firereworks concluded the London 2012 Olympic Games
  Alight: Fireworks explode into the London night sky as the Olympic closing ceremony comes to a spectacular end
  United nations: Flagbearers take part in the athletes' march during the closing ceremony
  A British military marching band performs Blur song Parklife during the Closing Ceremony
More Photos after the cut.

Inside the stadium, audience members and athletes look on as the Olympic Park is illuminated It's over: Fireworks light up the Olympic Village in Stratford, east London as London 2012 draws to an emotional close

Flying the flag: The bright colours of the Union Jacks being waved and on the set floor provided a sharp contrast to the white and black newspaper print

  As the flames in the Olympic cauldron get weaker, the phoenix flies higher over the crowd in the stadium below
                        The phoenix flew higher over the crowd in the stadium below
  Phoenix from the flames: As the Olympic flame died, it was replaced by a Phoenix which rose above the stadium
Phoenix from the flames: As the Olympic flame died, it was replaced by a Phoenix which rose above the stadium
  Football superstar: Pele appears on stage, wearing Brazilian colours, for a performance with former street cleaner Renato Sorriso
   Football superstar: Pele appeared on stage, wearing Brazilian colours, for a performance with former street cleaner Renato Sorriso

 Boy band One Direction perform during the Olympic Closing Ceremony
  One Direction performed during the closing ceremony

 Spice up the stage: The Spice Girls reformed to perform a spectacular set on the top of black London taxis at the closing ceremony
The spice girls also performed

  Closing: As the sun sets in London, the Olympic Stadium prepares for the London 2012 closing ceremony 

 Actor Timothy Spall poses as Sir Winston Churchill atop Big Ben, while Julian Lloyd Webber accompanies him on the cello 
 The colourful London landscape takes life in the centre of the Olympic Stadium, with Tower Bridge, the London Eye and the Gerkin taking centre-stage
 Supermodels Lily Cole, Karen Elson, Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell walk the catwalk in a show of British beauty and design
Supermodels Lily Cole, Karen Elson, Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell walk the catwalk in a show of British beauty and design

 Shimmering: Naomi Campbell, draped in gold, takes over, strutting in a dazzling gold McQueen dress with a long train   
 Royal laughs: Prince Harry and Kate Middleton share a joke during the Olympic Games Closing Ceremony
 London mayor Boris Johnson passes the Olympic Flag to Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes, helped by IOC president Jacques Rogge
London mayor Boris Johnson passed the Olympic Flag to Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes, helped by IOC president Jacques Rogge

End of an era: The Olympic flag is lowered by representatives from the Army, Navy and Royal Air Force
The Olympic flag was lowered by representatives from the Army, Navy and Royal Air Force

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